96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34763 | Morohashi |
3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
3275 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
897f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
- 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
- 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
- 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
- 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
- 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
- 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
- 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Kun reading compounds
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
- 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- guerrero
- armas
- valor
Portuguese
- guerreiro
- militar
- cavalaria
- armas
French
- guerrier
- militaire
- chevalerie
- armes
708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
51 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
596 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
651 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3979 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16273 | Morohashi |
3210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
461 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
4n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-4 | SKIP code |
1314.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
163 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 百 【ヒャク】 hundred, 100
- 100億 【ヒャクオク】 10,000,000,000, ten billion
- 900 【キュウヒャク】 900, nine hundred, fool, idiot
- 500 【ゴヒャク】 500, five hundred, many
- 凡百 【ボンピャク】 various, many, all kinds of
Kun reading compounds
- 百 【もも】 hundred, 100, (a great) many
- 百重 【ももえ】 piling up highly, becoming a large pile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ど、 どう、 なり、 ひゃっ、 ひゅく、 も、 もんど、 ゆう
- Korean:
- baeg, maeg
Spanish
- cien
- muchos
Portuguese
- cem
French
- cent
130 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
67 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
73 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
33 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
82 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
74 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
265 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
14 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
14 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
11 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1363 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2519 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1746 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
38 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22679 | Morohashi |
2026 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3864 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
38 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
38 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
218 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
50 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3178 | 2001 Kanji |
4c2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
822 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貨幣 【カヘイ】 money, currency, coin
- 貨物 【カモツ】 cargo, freight, money or assets
- 基軸通貨 【キジクツウカ】 key currency
- 英貨 【エイカ】 British currency, pound sterling
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- dinero
- moneda
- bienes
- artículos
Portuguese
- frete
- bens
- propriedade
French
- fret
- biens
357 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
455 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
432 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
911 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4493 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
220 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
921 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
752 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
765 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
857 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1724 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3113 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1594 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1019 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36678 | Morohashi |
2465 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5781 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1010 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1085 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
561 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2161 | 2001 Kanji |
7b4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-7 | SKIP code |
2480.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ca8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
378 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 店 【テン】 store, shop, restaurant
- 店員 【テンイン】 employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson
- 酒店 【サカダナ】 liquor store, off-licence, bottle shop, hotel (in China)
- 同店 【ドウテン】 the same store, the same shop
Kun reading compounds
- 店 【みせ】 store, shop, establishment, restaurant
- 店先 【みせさき】 storefront, shopfront
- 酒店 【さかだな】 liquor store, off-licence, bottle shop, hotel (in China)
- 茶店 【さてん】 tea house
- 店 【たな】 merchant's home, rented home, store, shop
- 店子 【たなこ】 tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord), renter
- お店 【おたな】 merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.), (your) rental home
Readings
- Korean:
- jeom
Spanish
- tienda
- establecimiento
Portuguese
- loja
- comércio
French
- magasin
- échoppe
284 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
195 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
178 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
211 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
235 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
52 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
168 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
168 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
55 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
586 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1962 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2657 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9267 | Morohashi |
3085 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1613 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
588 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
632 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
163 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
577 | 2001 Kanji |
3q5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
0026.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e97 | Unicode hex code |